1.   Clinton has asked the Federal Elections Commission to outlaw soft money and he has endorsed House and Senate legislation that included a soft money ban.

2.   He said negotiations are continuing on a request by the British government that the United States outlaw raising money for dissident Irish republican groups by US sympathizers.

3.   He repeated that plea last week and said that because of inaction by Congress, he would ask the Federal Election Commission to outlaw soft money.

4.   In the name of reform, congressional majorities have tried to outlaw soft money.

5.   It would outlaw soft money to political parties and prevent the use of corporate and union money for sham issue ads close to an election.

6.   Sam Fox, a major Republican soft money donor, said he does not want to see all soft money outlawed.

7.   Rep. Albert R. Wynn, D-Md., who co-sponsored a far less sweeping alternative that would curb but not outlaw soft money, disagrees.

8.   The bill killed Tuesday in the Senate would have outlawed soft money.

9.   The Federal Election Commission takes the first baby step toward outlawing soft money, but a long brawl awaits.

10.   The Massachusetts Democrat is a co-sponsor of the McCain-Feingold bill, which would outlaw soft money and restrict issue advertising.